Jekyll2017-05-16T01:31:16+00:00http://www.communedads.com/Commune DadsA weekly podcast exploring parenting and education on a rural commune in central Virginia from the perspective of two dads, adder Oaks and Keegan Dunn.
Episode 09: Desperate for Sleep2017-05-12T00:00:00+00:002017-05-12T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/05/12/Desperate-for-Sleep<p>Keegan and adder are joined by commune mom Megan Lebda to discuss a listener question about baby sleep habits. They also cover the news on a kidnapping and a commune, pagan rituals on the farm, and picture books with no words.</p>
<p>Mentions:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://usat.ly/2qaBpNu">USAToday article on Black Bear Ranch</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2pGkwr9">The No-Cry Sleep Solution</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2pGq8BO">Mamoko</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mowillems.com/">Mo Willems</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2r1HFrQ">The Wizard of Oz</a></li>
</ul>
<p>opening music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>closing music: Thingamajig - Audionautix</p>
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<p>Mentions:</p>
<p><a href="http://bit.ly/2pGd7vr">The Fed Is Best Foundation Encourages Mommy Guilt Through Bad Science (blog post)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://amzn.to/2qeKhPM">Perplexus (toy)</a></p>
<p>Opening Music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing Music: Folk Bed - audionautix.com</p>Keegan and adder are joined by fellow commune dad Ezra Freeman to talk about raising siblings on the farm. We tend to say that age peers at Twin Oaks are much like siblings, but is this really the case? What advantages and challenges above those of friendships do kids experience? We are also joined by commune kid Lily to chat a bit about her experience as a sibling-less child.Episode 07: Grandparents . . . Again!2017-04-13T00:00:00+00:002017-04-13T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/04/13/Grandparents-Again<p>Grandparents again! Keegan and adder take another look at the role of grandparents. They are fun and helpful, but the hosts seem to have missed last episode some of the wisdom and love that grandparents bring to the table. Also, research on the effects of grandparents and depression, a listener email about veganism, and talk about sick babies.</p>
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<p>Mentions:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/asa-sgg080613.php">Strong grandparent-adult grandchild relationships reduce depression for both (article)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7WWMkIOlsw">Alasdair MacIntyre - Catholic Instead of What? (talk)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2nE4IrU">NoseFrida Snotsucker</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2p87YJp">Arrival (movie)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2o5eY7V">Stories of Your Life (short story)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVN1B-tUpgs">Max Richter on the nature of daylight (song)</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Opening Music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing Music: Warmer - Andy G Cohen</p>Grandparents again! Keegan and adder take another look at the role of grandparents. They are fun and helpful, but the hosts seem to have missed last episode some of the wisdom and love that grandparents bring to the table. Also, research on the effects of grandparents and depression, a listener email about veganism, and talk about sick babies.Episode 06: The Blessings and Curses of Grandparents2017-03-27T00:00:00+00:002017-03-27T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/03/27/The-Blessings-and-Curses-of-Grandparents<p>Keegan Dunn and adder Oaks ponder the pros and cons of having their kids’ grandparents in their lives. Grandparents are often sources of unconditional love and care, not to mention sugar and TV. Do grandparents create openings for our kids to become obsessed Disney consumers or beat-em-up superhero devotees? How can one deal with influence of commercial media generally? Also, a look at the BBC Dad viral video, for which our hosts are joined by special guest, fellow communard, loving partner, and co-parent Megan Lebda.</p>
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<p>This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.twinoakshammocks.com">Twin Oaks Hammocks</a>, the community-owned business creating handcrafted outdoor luxury furniture. Visit www.twinoakshammocks.com and use coupon code DADS for 10% off your entire order.</p>
<p><strong>Mentions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/2lKIzYd">Children interrupt BBC News interview (BBC Dad video)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/2nhk7NL">Woman interrupted during BBC interview (parody)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2nlouDH">Outfoxed (board game)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2nlqETv">Potion Explosion (board game)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2nlnbUY">Lingua Latina (Latin language textbook)</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Opening music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing music: Nowhere Land - Kevin Macleod</p>Keegan Dunn and adder Oaks ponder the pros and cons of having their kids’ grandparents in their lives. Grandparents are often sources of unconditional love and care, not to mention sugar and TV. Do grandparents create openings for our kids to become obsessed Disney consumers or beat-em-up superhero devotees? How can one deal with influence of commercial media generally? Also, a look at the BBC Dad viral video, for which our hosts are joined by special guest, fellow communard, loving partner, and co-parent Megan Lebda.Episode 05: Teenage Communards2017-03-22T00:00:00+00:002017-03-22T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/03/22/Teenage-Communards<p>Guest commune adolescents Rowan and Evan join adder and Keegan for this lighthearted discussion about the lives of teenagers on a commune and what comes next. They share the unique educational opportunities presented to them, such as classes on pyrotechnics, sign language, and and film studies. In addition, Rowan and Evan point to gaps in their experience living outside the mainstream and there plans to round out their academic and cultural education.</p>
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<p><strong>Mentions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.instagram.com/the_aesthetic_slut/">Evan’s Instagram, featuring short videos</a></li>
<li><a href="http://homeschoolfilmed.wordpress.com/">Homeschool Film Ed, Christian’s blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2mVql4Z">Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2m8d36t">The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2nhcPJS">Avatar: The Last Airbender</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2n60wQ3">Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Opening Music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing Music: Little Idea - www.bensound.com</p>Guest commune adolescents Rowan and Evan join adder and Keegan for this lighthearted discussion about the lives of teenagers on a commune and what comes next. They share the unique educational opportunities presented to them, such as classes on pyrotechnics, sign language, and and film studies. In addition, Rowan and Evan point to gaps in their experience living outside the mainstream and there plans to round out their academic and cultural education.Episode 04: Will Kids Ever Learn To Share?2017-03-04T00:00:00+00:002017-03-04T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/03/04/Will-Kids-Ever-Learn-To-Share<p>Adder Oaks and Keegan Dunn tackle the challenges of teaching sharing to children on a commune, where sharing already abounds! Are the sharing habits of commune kids actually any different than those of the mainstream? Adder and Keegan ponder whether forcing kids to share is the only way to actually make it happen, or if a lassiez-faire approach results in more compassionate behavior. They discuss a scholarly article about sharing in children, the utopian novel The Dispossessed, and fill in with their own anecdotes about the hoarding behavior of, well, basically every kid they have met.</p>
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<p><strong>Mentions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bit.ly/2lcmKQN">Preschoolers’ Selfish Sharing Is Reduced by Prior Experience With Proportional Generosity (academic article)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2mdOnsx">The Dispossessed (novel)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2mdNRux">It’s OK Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids (book)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.documentarytube.com/videos/revolution-os">Revolutionary OS (documentary)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2lz4ptx">The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (picture book)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2mEQgvw">Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters (book)</a></li>
</ul>Adder Oaks and Keegan Dunn tackle the challenges of teaching sharing to children on a commune, where sharing already abounds! Are the sharing habits of commune kids actually any different than those of the mainstream? Adder and Keegan ponder whether forcing kids to share is the only way to actually make it happen, or if a lassiez-faire approach results in more compassionate behavior. They discuss a scholarly article about sharing in children, the utopian novel The Dispossessed, and fill in with their own anecdotes about the hoarding behavior of, well, basically every kid they have met.Episode 03: Tech, Kids, and Moderation2017-02-24T00:00:00+00:002017-02-24T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/02/24/Tech-and-Moderation<p>Keegan and adder take on tech. Both share their interest in teaching children to understand and program computers, but express fear at the way computers and smartphones can have power over people. Keegan shares his childhood memories as the first personal computers made it into homes and his lifelong obsession with computers that he has spent his adult years fighting off. Can children on the commune avoid a similar fate? Adder expresses his nostalgia for video games and shares his plan to teach a 5-year-old text-based computing. Both try to make sense of the ubiquity of smartphones in the lives of today’s children.</p>
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<p><strong>Mentions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2lATguJ">Everything Bad is Good for You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2lcuCOg">In the Beginning… was the Command Line</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.k12.com">K12 Online Education</a></li>
<li><a href="http://apps.ankiweb.net">Anki - Powerful, Intelligent Flash Cards</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Opening Music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing Music: Happy Rock - bensound.com</p>Keegan and adder take on tech. Both share their interest in teaching children to understand and program computers, but express fear at the way computers and smartphones can have power over people. Keegan shares his childhood memories as the first personal computers made it into homes and his lifelong obsession with computers that he has spent his adult years fighting off. Can children on the commune avoid a similar fate? Adder expresses his nostalgia for video games and shares his plan to teach a 5-year-old text-based computing. Both try to make sense of the ubiquity of smartphones in the lives of today’s children.Episode 02: Peers and Personalties2017-02-18T00:00:00+00:002017-02-18T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/02/18/Peers-and-Personalities<p>Adder and Keegan examine the personalities of children and the effects their peers have on them. They ponder the sibling-like relationships of commune kids, consider that parents might have less of an effect than they might think, and reflect on the effects of schooling and video games in their childhoods.</p>
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<p><strong>Book/Article Mentions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://lifestyle.one/closer/news-real-l…rmine-personality/">How Your Toddler’s Playmates Can Determine Their Personality</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Selfish-Reasons-H…ids/dp/0465028616">Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Bad-Go…ly/dp/1594481946/">Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Opening music: Commune Dad Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing music: Ukulele - bensound.com</p>Adder and Keegan examine the personalities of children and the effects their peers have on them. They ponder the sibling-like relationships of commune kids, consider that parents might have less of an effect than they might think, and reflect on the effects of schooling and video games in their childhoods.Episode 01: Why Raise Kids on a Commune?2017-02-17T00:00:00+00:002017-02-17T00:00:00+00:00http://www.communedads.com/episodes/2017/02/17/Why-Raise-Kids-On-A-Commune<p>The pilot episode of Commune Dads! Adder and Keegan discuss their decisions to raise kids on a commune, the value of classical education, cows in the back yard, and the quirks and trends of parenting on the commune.</p>
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<p>Opening Music: Commune Dads Theme - Nick Paoletti</p>
<p>Closing Music: Buddy - bensound.com</p>The pilot episode of Commune Dads! Adder and Keegan discuss their decisions to raise kids on a commune, the value of classical education, cows in the back yard, and the quirks and trends of parenting on the commune.